As the housing market recovered last year, so did the practice of home flipping. The real-estate information service RealtyTrac found that 156,862 U.S. homes were bought and quickly resold last year. That’s 16 percent more than in 2012 and 114 percent more than in 2011. More from the Columbus Dispatch, the Miami Herald and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune.

Gambling issues may be off legislative table

The prospect of a major overhaul of Florida's gambling laws or approval of Las Vegas-style casinos this legislative session faces growing odds despite promises from GOP legislative leaders last fall that the issues were a priority. [Source: Orlando Sentinel]

Still waiting to see whether you'll get a share of the Florida Hardest Hit Fund's $350 million in mortgage principal reductions? Join the club. In the four months since a flood of 25,000 underwater homeowners applied for the state-distributed relief, only 750 homeowners have had their loans paid down, state officials said. [Source: Tampa Bay Times]

Work-life demands intense for CEOs at nonprofits

When you lead a nonprofit, where the end game is about making the community a better place to live, the workload can be immense and the emotions intense. It’s a big responsibility — and one that people in their 20s and 30s aren’t rushing to undertake. [Source: Miami Herald]

Florida Legislative Leaders Unveil 2014 Education Agenda

Florida legislative leaders are pushing a big education agenda this year that features revamped higher education funding proposals and an overhaul to the state’s embattled school grading formula. [Source: WFSU]

› Taxi tech upgrades coming to Miami-Dade County [Miami Herald] Old technology — but new to many Miami-Dade County taxis — is coming to local cabs. An overwhelming majority of county commissioners has signed off on sweeping legislation requiring all cabs to take credit cards and install SunPass transponders, GPS devices and digital security cameras.

› Job fair to help veterans, military spouses[Sarasota Herald-Tribune] If you are a veteran or military spouse trying to get back into the civilian workforce or improve on your current job, a coalition of Southwest Florida groups has an event coming up with you in mind.